Bruno Clair Marsannay Les Grasses Tetes 2019 (750ML)

92 DE / 87-90 JM

Traditionally, this is the biggest of the Marsannay wines from Clair, coming from a 2ha parcel on the slopes above the village, in heavier clay soils, planted at the beginning of 1969. Fermented with 30% whole clusters on native yeasts, with a gentle extraction, the result is a wine with pleasantly forward fruit that is slightly marked by the wood at this stage, but with time this should integrate well.--Charles Curtis MW, Decanter

Bruno Clair’s holding is at the top of the plot whereas Sylvain Pataille, who thinks this should be a white wine vineyard, is on different soil at the bottom. Dark purple colour, with depth of fruit, dense and structured, very dark raspberry, ripe fruit but strict in style. Tasted: November 2020.--Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy